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- whole cell vaccine
- Vaccine made from whole tumor cells that have been changed...
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- whole genome association study
- A study that compares the complete DNA of people with...
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- whooping cough
- A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes...
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- wide local excision
- Surgery to cut out the cancer and some healthy tissue...
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- wild clover
- Trifolium pratense. A plant with flowers that has been used...
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- will
- A legal document in which a person states what is...
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- Wilms tumor
- A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in...
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- Wilms tumor-aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation syndrome
- A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and...
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- windpipe
- The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to...
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- wireless capsule endoscope
- A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus,...
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- wire localization
- A procedure used to mark a small area of abnormal...
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- wisdom tooth
- The last tooth to come in at the back of...
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- Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
- An inherited immune disorder that occurs in young boys. It...
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- Wobe-Mugos E
- A mixture made from an extract of the calf thymus...
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- WOC nurse
- A registered nurse who has additional education and training in...
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- womb
- The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman’s pelvis. This...
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- World Health Organization
- A part of the United Nations that deals with major...
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- wound
- A break in the skin or other body tissues caused...
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- wound, ostomy, and continence nurse
- A registered nurse who has additional education and training in...
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- WS
- An inherited disorder marked by rapid aging that begins in...
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- WX-671
- A substance being studied in the treatment of several types...